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1776 - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Sherman Edwards Source Material
(based on concept)
Composer
Lyricist
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Peter Stone Bookwriter
Ernest Adler Hair Designer
Martin Allen Associate to Onna White
Associate to Miss White
Ingram Ash Advertising
Ira Bernstein General Manager
Bernstein produced or managed over 40 Broadway shows and tours, including Pippin and Chicago, two of his favorites. His other Broadway credits include Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!, Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, Sophisticated Ladies, On the Twentieth Century, The Act, The Norman Conquests, 1776, Golden Rainbow, The Apple Tree, Wait Until Dark, Wildcat, The Tenth Man, Silk Stockings, The Boy Friend, Can-Can, and three original Frank Loesser productions: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Where's Charley?, and Guys and Dolls. From 1984 until 1991, Ira managed the Shubert Theater in ... read more
Elise Bretton Vocal Music Arranger
F. Mitchell Dana Assistant to Mr. Mielziner
Cheryl Sue Dolby Press Representative
Ted Goldsmith Press Representative
Gordon Lowry Harrell Musical Director
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Joseph Harris General Manager
Richard Horner 46th Street Theatre General Manager
Peter Howard Musical Director
Dance Music Arranger
Peter Hunt Director
Peter Hunt was an English director, editor, and producer of film and television. He was best known for his work on the James Bond film series. ... read more
Judy Korman Assistant to the Producer
Assistant to the Producer
Elliot Lawrence Orchestra Personnel Manager
Herman Magidson Assistant Stage Manager
Jo Mielziner Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Lee Murray Stage Manager
Harry Nigro Press Representative
The Shubert Organization Theatre Owner / Operator
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues. ... read more
Lester Osterman 46th Street Theatre Managing Director
Stuart Ostrow Producer
Stuart Ostrow was Frank Loesser's apprentice and became the Vice President and General Manager of Frank Music Corp., and Frank Productions, Inc., the Broadway co-producers of: The Most Happy Fella, The Music Man, Greenwillow, and How To Succeed In Business With Really Trying. As a solo producer, his many original award-winning Broadway and West End productions include: M. Butterfly, which won the Tony Award for Best Play, Pippin, and 1776, which received both the New York and London Drama Critics Awards as well as the Tony Award for Best Musical. He also produced, The Apple Tree, produced and directed Here's Love, ... read more
Harvey B. Sabinson General Press Representative
Eddie Sauter Orchestrator
Nancy Simmons Assistant to the General Managers
Lee Solters General Press Representative
Peter Stern Production Stage Manager
Blaine Thompson Advertising
Onna White Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
Patricia Zipprodt Costume Designer

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Awards and Nominations

1969 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best Musical: Sherman Edwards won.
Best Musical: Peter Stone won.

1969 The Hewes Awards
Costume Design: Patricia Zipprodt won.
Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner won.

1969 Theatre World Awards
Performance: Ken Howard won.

1969 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Musical: Peter Hun won.
Best Musical: 1776 won.
Best Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner was nominated but did not win.

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